Guadalajara vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guadalajara	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1241	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2983	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$607	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$1060	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$416	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$750	$2197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	47	91
😀 Quality of life	62	91
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.75M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 40% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4689th and 1819th ($1241 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Mexico and Italy, respectively. Check Mexico vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5768th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Rome

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	Guadalajara	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.4	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$776	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.2	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.5	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3091	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2058	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.5	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.07	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.87	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.93	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.6	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.5	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.3	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.5	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$252	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11768	$12431

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1280
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$990
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$885
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$746
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1023
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$899
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$914
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$920
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$946
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$956
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$910
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1202
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$817
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$950
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$952
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$664
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$894
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$926
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$803
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$866
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1241
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1044
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$747
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$986
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1102

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358